英语词汇“namby-pamby”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-现代词典

单词	namby-pamby
释义	namby-pamby From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnamby-pambynam‧by-pam‧by /ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi◂/ adjective informal DECIDEWEAKtoo weak and gentle and not strict or tough enough For some people soccer has a reputation as a rather namby-pamby sport. —namby-pamby noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusnamby-pamby• There are, after all, considerations of taste or, if that's too namby-pamby, of simple decency.• In the end, the Beast turns back into a namby-pamby prince.Origin namby-pamby (1700-1800) Name given to the English poet Ambrose Philips (1674-1749) to make fun of him
随便看	give somebody the horrors give somebody the hump/get the hump give somebody the kiss of life give somebody the nod/get the nod from somebody give somebody the push/get the push give somebody the runaround give somebody the slip give somebody the third degree give somebody their head give somebody their walking papers give somebody time/a few weeks/all day etc give somebody to understand (that) give somebody to understand/think/believe something give somebody top/star billing give somebody what for give somebody work/homework etc give somebody/get (some) stick give somebody/get a dressing-down give somebody/get a fair shake give somebody/get a roasting give somebody/get a walloping give somebody/get/have a head start give somebody/have a heart attack give somebody/something a bad name give somebody/something a clean bill of health

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